French Brigadier General Giuseppe Garibaldi II (serving France, but of Italian descent), is presented with the red pavilion of the City of Trieste, Italy, during World War 1. Dignitaries gather at the steps of a building.
Mr. Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I, standing in uniform and talking. He is seen following his wounding at the front. He is passing through Paris enroute to the United States. Gibbons is seen with a patch over his injured eye (permanently lost) and his hand fractured. He had been hit by German gunfire while attempting to rescue an American soldier during the Battle of Belleau Wood.
Marshal Joffre presides at a celebration in honor of Mr Edward Shearson, American philanthropist and Chairman of the American Committee of the Fatherless Children of France. Marshal Joffre is seen at a party held by the committee of Fraternite Franco-Americaine, where he was present to thank the children of America for aiding orphan children of France in World War I. Joffre stands with William Graves Sharp, American Ambassador to France, who holds a glass in hand. Joffre talks to the people in the party. Also present at the party: Captain Charles Carroll of Carrollton Maryland, from the American Red Cross; Admiral Fournier, Andre Tardieu, French High Commissioner to the United States; Louis LaFerre, French Minister of Public Instruction.
Red Cross nurses make cloth masks to wear while caring for thousands of Spanish Flu patients in Boston, Massachusetts during epidemic outbreak. A nurse demonstrates how to wear a mask over the mouth and nose. Red Cross caps on the heads of the nurses. Brief slate at end of clips reads, "To avoid influenza: Cough or sneeze in a handkerchief. Keep your mouth, nose, and skin clean!"
During World War I era, Italian journalists pose for a group photo on steps of a building in Washington DC. During their visit they were introduced to President Woodrow Wilson by Mr. George Creel, Chairman of the Committee on Public Information.
Amelita Galli Curci and famous Italian singers auction apples to aid war stricken countrymen in Chicago, Illinois during World War I. A woman and a man auction apples. People bid for the apples.
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